Ontario’s Cannabis Control Act of 2017 offers “flexibility to accommodate community-specific on-reserve approaches” to regulation, a provincial spokesperson said Thursday.

The act also allows the Attorney General to enter into agreements with First Nations, ministry spokesperson Brian Gray wrote in an email.

Such agreements would help the province address illegal storefronts, protect young people and promote safety, Gray added.

The Six Nations draft law says it aspires to balance the “concerns of both those in favour and those opposed to the legalization of cannabis in our community.”

Legalization presents socio-economic prospects for First Nations. Leaders have also expressed concern about how it might affect those struggling with addiction, a symptom of intergenerational trauma inflicted by colonization.